Andreev reflection from a topological superconductor with chiral symmetry

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Diez, M ^a   Dahlhaus, J P ^a   Wimmer, M ^a   Beenakker, C W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84866077842     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.86.094501     Document Type: Article

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